A four-week laboratory inquiry into the geology of the moon was focused on several questions: “What processes formed the various lunar landscape features?” “What is the stratigraphic sequence of lunar map units?” “What is the nature and origin of lunar seas and highlands?” In answering these questions, the student used Lunar Orbiter photographs, lunar geologic quadrangle maps, and petrologic and chemical data on moon rocks and their Earth analogues; we supplemented this information with films, slides, and brief lectures. The resulting discussions led to comparison with Earth features and processes, and finally to consideration of the origin of the moon itself. The quality of the final reports shows the value of approaching lunar geology from several directions.
